Grain-shocker.



PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

G. M. COGHRAN. GRAIN SHOCKBR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1 s. 1906.

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PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908. 0. M. GOOHRAN. V GRAIN SHOOKER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.13 .1906.

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CASSIUS M. QOCHRAN, OF EMPORL}, KANSAS, ASSIG NOR 'lO W. S. THOMAS, OF SPRINGFIELD Oli'iU.

GRAIN-8H0 CKER.

L pecificmaion cl Letters Patent Patented March 17, 1908.

Application filed August 13, 1906. Serial No. 380,305.

are discharged from the nmchino.

The invention relates parlirulorly to means for COIIIPIBSSIHQ the shock otter; it, is lorined and insuriri the rover dischur e lhorooi',

andfor yieldingly holding the shock after ll is set upon the ground to prevent "It being overthrown by the momentum oi ihe shocking'ineehanism as the shock is discharged.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient and comparatively cheap de- Vice as described.

With the above primary and orhor invidental objects in ViGW, as will appear from the specification, -the invention cous'qis Uithe construelion, errengeruon of their'eouivaients, hereinafter deer set forth in the claimsv Referring to the drawings, Figure l is :i

perspective View ol' the complete s chi. mechanism distinguished from the harvest Figs. 2 and 3 are delnilviews of the shocl: eom pressing mechanism hereinafter described. Like ports are indicated by s ilor chum:- ters of reference throughout theseverzil views. Referring to the drawings by letter, the structure consists of a main truck, a, mount ed upon carrying wheels, the rear wheels, of which are preferably swivelod. The for-- Ward part of the truck provided with an axle, (1 having a carrying; wheel, 1/, illi one end and connerling devices, a, all. the opp site end adapted to be engaged uil'h ll 1: frame of the harvester. However, it is Ul) lous that if desired, a second wheel. a", may be located. upon the axle, a", and the vonnvr'lioil with the harvester machine rulirel d -ipensed with. .liouuted at rho l'ron'L guu'liou of the truck, (1-, is a deck, or, upon whi the bound sheaves of grain are dischor l from the harvester. Secured in a hohzm Ll no tion at the rear 01 tlie imichine is a shock reood and f cored cone. m, residing at V I of Lhe truck, a. of menses, have invented. rm'laui new and roptacle, Z in the form ol a hall of a @1111]:-

olod :11. 1 lo the extremities of the side bars The receptacle, I), is provided with a divider, 1'), about which the sl'xeuios of grain are arranged, the object of lhe d .01 being lo ive the sheaves the 1 1 a proper lilCllHdliOl'l near lnou' hoses to Dlfilil) ,the shock self-supporting. Rods or lingers, 5*, are provided at one end of the receptacle, f'yand sorro as guides to form a lhit bottom lo rho shock and also Le steady the shock While il is being set up.

intermediate lhe recoil/mile, I), and the dock, 11, l'hore is provided on the truck, a, a hoxlilie pintl' rm, (1., wherein the operator stands when delivering lhe sheaves of grain from the deck, a, to the receptacle, 1:, and which also serves to collect the loose grains which may he shill-:1 oul during the hondling ol' the sheaves. Fixlondin; shout the interior ol the rooqjfinrlc, Z1, suhslunliolly midway hrlwoon lhe ends thereof and conrenliriu thorewilh is :1 shook 'l'oruler, c. The shock former, c, preh ral ly formed in two pieces, us shown in the dr. .\\in ;s, each of (he p eces howl: therein :1. series ol' holes, 0', ihruu moans l-xlr-nd to secure it in lhe desired relotion with lhv rvoc'pI'lM-le, (1.

l lxloiuihw verii-"ailly from one sidooi The rorcplorlo, o, is u hrzu'l-zo 0, having hinger'l l1) lho upper oxlrmnil-y lhvrool' ucompression The romp sion arm, 0 is of such longih Hint when in its closed posilion, as shown inl igs. 3 and 2;, it will extend suhslunl' l :1 'l'- '|ss the 'roceptmle. The hrzu'hel, L and illl. ronnr-olhm of rho (-oin-- prrssion urm, r, and lhe auxiliary mrls are hrshshou'u ii. detail in Fig. 3. The lower porlion ol' ihr lirarkol, is formed Willi the loot, if, hai ing therein an adjusliug screw, 1?, with ulueh there eng ne; a, helical tension spriz 4", the opposuo end oi (rid sprii a, luring engaged in on oll'sr-t, c", in ilio com rrssion :UIll, 0. There is also atimrhcd in do:- iel, c on orm, 1', adopted 1o l'orzn slop i'or rho emu nn. ion ill'lll, c and liinil us movement in one direction.

Tiho n-rrsngeuu-ui oi' the ports such that when lhv oonuircssion arm, is in its operrllivrposition, as shown in Fig 2 nod 33, the spring, r, lends to pull lhr com; sion arm, 1:", louimuard, musing ill to erier upon lhe sheaves within the rec.

arm, i

The shock receptacle, 6, piv-' hulls or other fastening and hold said sheaves in their adjusted posil tion. However, upon moving the com pression arm, about its hinged connection with the bracket, 0 until the arm, 0 passes the center, the spring, 0, will exert an'infiuence upon the arm, c, to hold it inits extended position, asshown in Fig. 1, wherein the arm, a", rests upon the stop, 0*, and is held in osition by the tension of the spring, 0. in operation,.the receptacle, b, lies 1n a horizontal position, While the shock is being formed, the operator standing on the platform, a lifts the bound sheaves from the deck, a, Where they are delivered b the harvester, and arranges them within t 6 receptacle, b, with the butts of the sheaves against the rods or lingers, Mend the heads toward the operator. The shape ol the receptacle,- b, is such that the shock will be formed somewhat tapering and the divider, 19, serves to further spread the base of the shock in order that it may be self-sustaining when placed upon the ground. The last shock placed within the rece itacle is engaged by the tines of the fork, l), secured to the divider, 1), thereby assisting in holding the sheaves in proper relation while the shock is being set up. After sutlicient' sheaves have been placed in the receptacle, the operator will by hand pull the compression arm, 0, from the position shown in Fig. l to the position shown in Fig. 2, when it will exert some pressure upon the shock LO retain it in compact form while the shock is being elevated to vertical position, which is done by the operator gras )ing the handles, Z), and turning the receptacle upward about its pivotal connection, 6 with the main truck, a.

When the shock is set in its upright position, the arm, 0, will extend behind the shock and acts to prop said shock and prevent it from being upset through the mo- Inentum of the receptacle, 1), as it is turned upon its pivotal connection to the upright position. As the truck, 11, moves forward, the rece tacle, I), will be drawn away from the shock, the divider, I), and the lingers, if, being readily withdrawn therefrom. The arm, 0 which extends behind the shock, will, as the truck moves forward, be gradually turned outward until the arm is intermediate oi" its forward and backward position and substantially on the center. it this ioint,tlie:1rm .will remain on the center, holding the sides of the shock compressed and preventing the sheaves at the side from falling outward. As l he truck moves onward and the end of the arm passes the shock, the arm will be thrown snlliciently to pass the center, and the spring will then hold the arm in its extreme outward position. The operator by grasping the handles, {1 will again turn the receptacle to a horizontal position and the l'ormatioi'i oi the ncxfishock will be continued as hercinbcl'ore dc: cribed.

ssaoez It will thus be seen from the a ove description that there has beenproduced a grain shocker possessing the venous features of advanta e hcreinbelore enumerated as desirable, an which obviouslyis susceptible of modification in its form pr oportion, design and arrangement of parts, without departing from the principle involved or sacrificlng any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a shocker, the combination of a receptacle for a shock of bundles, capable of tilting from horizontal to vertical position, with means comprising a pivoted arm connected with said receptacle to prevent the over-turning of said bundles by said tilting .movcmcnt. substantially as specified.

2. In a shockerfthe combination of an open-sided receptacle for a shock of bundles capable of tilting from horizontal to vertical position, an arm normally extending across the open side of said receptacle, and means connected with said arm for causing said arm to prop thebundlcs during their discharging movement and as the machine moves forward.

3. In a shocker, the combination of a receptacle for a shock of bundles, andsupports therefor, an oscillating compressing arm conncctcd to the receptacle, and means connected with said arm for causing the arm to uphold the shock after same is discharged from the receptacle as the machine moves forward I 4. -.ln a shocker, the combination of a reccptaclc tortho shock, the rear edge of said shock being located below the front edge, said receptacle being capable of a tilting imivcmcnt, with an oscillating compressing device located upon said receptacle, 8. nonyielding supporting band within the receptacle located in substantial parallelism with the Front edge of said receptacle and intermediate its front and rear edges, for the purpose specified,

5. In a-shocker, the combination of a receptacle for the shock capable of tilting from horizontal to vertical position, a movable compressor arm, menus for normally holding the arm against the shock at the beginning oi the tilting movement of the receptacle and For causing the arm to uphold the bundles al'lcr said shock is tilted to vertical position by said receptacle and as the machine moves lorward, tor the purpose specified.

(5. in a shocker, the combination with a rcccptaolo for the shock capable of lilting movement, an arm normally bearing against the shock pivoted at one end to lhe receptacle, and thrown to-a partly open position by the discharge movement of the shock, and means connected with said arm to uphold the bundles While the arm is in its intermediate position and for throwing the arm to its completely open position after the end of the arm the shock, substantially as specified.

7. In a shocker, the combination of a frame With a receptacle for the shock, a c'om pressor arm ivoted to the receptacle, spring pressed hol ing means connected with the arm, movable connecting devices between the holding means and the frame, said holding means causing the ern'i to uphold the bundles when tilted to vertical position, substzmtiall as specified.

8. In a shocker, the con'ibination of a frame with a. receptacle for the shock, capable of tilting movement, of a curved pivoted compressor arm, means for normally holding its ';e e l to one set: ol' :1 wilical plane passing? thi-on -"h the long i'iwlinal axis of the shmzh' and a th shock while the SlH IL. is hold ii]; b free end. of said arm substantially in said plane during the dischm'g'e movement thereof and to the opposite side of the plane alter the discharge movement.

9. In a shocker, the combination of a movrcu-placle, and l'or holdizw' lhe 1 able receptacle for-holding bundles of grain and capable of tilting rcarwardly from a horizontal to a vertical position, a compressor arm connected therewith, and means connected with the compressor arm for; forcing said bundles forwardly and thereby resisting the rearward movement of said shock, for the purpose specified.

10. In a shocker, the combination of a, receptacle for the shock of bundles, a shock former located Within the receptacle, and means for adjusting said shock former, an oscillating arm cooperating with the shock former and connected to the receptacle, and means connected with said arm tor causing the arm to uphold the shock after some is discharged from the receptacle and as the machine moves forward, substantially" specified.

In testimony wlmreoi, .l have hereunto set my hand this 28th day cl July A. l). 1906.

ASSIUS M. COCHRAN.

W itncsses I H. H. BEAN, C. E. 'lnonms. 

